Africa's great civilizations

DVD 2017

"Africa's Great Civilizations In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not...

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ISBN:

9781531700065

Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) ; 4 3/4 in
4 3/4 in. stamping
digital optical stereo
NTSC
video file region 1
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: Not rated

Notes:

Wide screen
Originally broadcast in 2017
Host: Henry Louis Gates Jr
DVD, NTSC, region 1; stereo
In English; optional subtitles in English (SDH) and Descriptive Video for the Visually Impaired in English (DVI)

Contents:

Origins / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Virginia Quinn ; edit producers, Laura Warner, Archie Powell ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 6 others ; editors, Guy Scutter, Doug Howarth ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.)
The cross and the crescent / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Virginia Quinn ; edit producers, Laura Warner, Archie Powell ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 6 others ; editors, Guy Scutter, Doug Howarth ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.)
Empires of gold / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Martin Bates ; edit producers, Phil Stein, David Vincent ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 4 others ; editors, Daniel Garcia Robles, Anthony Willis ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.)
Cities / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Martin Bates ; edit producers, Phil Stein, David Vincent ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 4 others ; editors, Daniel Garcia Robles, Anthony Willis ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.)
The Atlantic Age / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Karen McGann ; edit producer, Dan Hillman ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 4 others ; editors, Damian Townend and 3 others ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.)
Commerce and the clash of civilizations / a film by McGee Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Films in association with Nutopia ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; produced & directed by Karen McGann ; edit producer, Dan Hillman ; directors of photography, Graham Smith and 4 others ; editors, Damian Townend and 3 others ; music by Tom Howe (approximately 56 min.)

Control Number:

2246748

UPC:

841887031547

Other Authors:

Bates, Martin, television director, television producer
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., television producer, screenwriter, host
Goold, Ben, television producer
Hart, Graeme (Television producer), television producer
Howe, Tom, 1977- composer
Inkwell Films (Firm), production company
Kunhardt Films (Firm), production company
Kunhardt, Peter W., television producer
McGann, Karen, television director, television producer
McGee Media (Firm), production company
McGee, Dyllan, television producer
Nutopia (Firm), production company
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster
Quinn, Virginia, television director, television producer
Root, Jane, 1957- television producer
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company

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